Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity, what was once shocking and disturbing has now become a fact of life, as adult obesity increased childhood obesity is growing and rapidly increasing. With bad eating habits and fatty diet and some hereditary influence some kids are doomed to battle obesity late into their twenties. It has become a wide spread phenomena and the risks involved in childhood obesity are becoming clearer with time. The numbers present a sad reality, one of five children is considered overweight, and this tendency only increases with time, childhood obesity is increasing in different ethnic groups, in both genders and all across the world, North America and Western Europe are leading the charts in regards to childhood obesity, but other regions of the world are not to far behind. Some expert claim that if something is not done to stop childhood obesity immediately we will witness a whole generation becoming twice as heavy as its parents and grandparents were, with this gain of weight other health risks are becoming more and more evident and have a huge effect on larger groups.It is clear that we have an epidemic of obesity in our country, and that, as we get used to seeing more overweight people at work, in school and on the streets, we are accepting this condition as reality, rather than working to change the situation.Lets consider the dangers of obesity, and bare in mind that we usually think of adults when we talk about these risks, which makes this even worst. Too little exercise.And too much of the wrong kind of food is associated with Type II diabetes, all sorts of heart disease and blood pressure problems, joint problems related to weight bearing, self esteem and confidence issues, high cholesterol, mental problems such as depression and sleep disruption, unstable mental stamina, pulmonary problems.The research in this field points to one clear fact, if you are obese as a child you start a far higher chance to be an obese adult, so childhood obesity is not some childhood problematic phase that goes away after some time, childhood obesity can lead to a very problematic adulthood.What can be done to prevent childhood obesity and how can we stop this dangerous tendency? First thing we could do right away is to stop using our cars so much and walk a little more, any kind of physical exercise is good for young children, we are not talking about gym and pushups, even an enjoyable basketball game, 45 minutes three times a week can do wonders, and the great thing about kids is that they enjoy playing – they sometimes just need a little encouragement to get them going. This alone can start you off in your battle against childhood obesity. Take childhood obesity seriously, it is not something that will go away, exercise and healthy eating are vital for a young body to develop well and to enjoy longevity and healthy life. Good luck fighting – and beating childhood obesity.Here is what you will learn about in the E-Book:* INTRODUCTION...* IS MY CHILD OBESE OR AT RISK FOR OBESITY?...* WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF OBESITY?...* WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP MY CHILD?...* BEHAVIORAL CONSIDERATIONS...* TOP TEN TIPS FOR PARENTS OF OBESE AND OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN...* GETTING SUPPORT FROM FAMILY, FRIENDS AND THE COMMUNITY...* DO I NEED PROFESSIONAL HELP?...* CREATE A ‘‘PERSONAL WEIGHT LOSS OR WEIGHT CONTROL PLAN’’ FOR YOUR CHILD...* SUMMARY...So, go ahead and grab your free app on childhood obesity now and start losing those pounds.tags;childhood obesitychildhood obesity causeseffects of childhood obesityprevent childhood obesitysolutions for childhood obesitypreventing childhood obesityhow to stop childhood obesityhow to prevent childhood obesitystop childhood obesity更多